
This (quite long) article has been written by me for two primary reasons: One, to hopefully save someone else the time and hassle associated with trying out various Linux distributions, and two, to promote some discussion and feedback regarding what a modern Linux distribution should be, and of course to contrast this with what is currently available. I am exploring the offerings of MS Windows, BeOS and MacOSX, and then taking on a number of well-known Linux distributions.
I see on 7 distros listed in this article. IMHO, you'd need to review at least twice that many to do an article such as this, especially if you plan on recommending one over the others. I notice that Debian, Xnadros, Lindows, Slackware, etc are missing from the list - that's kind of a large ommssion.